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Machine Learning
- New and Collected Stories
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman, Scott Aiello, Hugh Howey
- Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
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Summary
A new collection of stories, including some that have never before been seen, from the New York Times best-selling author of the Silo trilogy
Hugh Howey is known for crafting riveting and immersive tales of boundless imagination, spawning millions of fans worldwide, first with his best-selling novel Wool, and then with other enthralling works such as Sand and Beacon 23. Now comes Machine Learning, an impressive collection of Howey's science fiction and fantasy short fiction, including three stories set in the world of Wool, two never-before-published tales written exclusively for this volume, and 15 additional stories collected here for the first time. These stories explore everything from artificial intelligence to parallel universes to video games, and each story is accompanied by an author's note exploring the background and genesis of each story.
Howey's incisive mind makes Machine Learning: New and Collected Stories an addictive and thought-provoking selection of short works - from a modern master at the top of his game.
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- Dave Coleman
- 29-10-22
Some of the best SF I’ve read for many years
I was unaware of Hugh Howey until stumbling over this anthology, but he has one of the most original voices I’ve heard for a long time. He combines contemporary concepts and ideas with insightful commentary between pieces into some of the most refreshing thinking I’ve encountered in SF for many years. Well worth the exploration.
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- Ed
- 01-11-22
Great collection of thought provoking stories
Totally unexpected - was an Audible recommendation. Really interesting collection of short stories that were engaging and well read. Highly recommended for anyone who likes stories that make you think or see the world from a different perspective. Much less to do with the maths and science of machine learning or AI
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- Norma Miles
- 03-05-24
"Joints are made to hurt."
Rarely a fan of books of short stories, I make a notable exception for Machine Learning, 21 little S.F. gems by Hugh Howey. Each feels complete in and of itself: unusual in a genre where for this to be true on a book of half the the tales is exceptional. Some have been published before, like the first in the book, 'A Walk Up Nameless Ridge' but, rather than being annoying it was a great pleasure to reconnect with them. Hugh Howey gives a short afterward following each of these immersive stories, some of which are also illuminating revealing the author's own personal feelings as well as reading an introduction to the book and this too is beautifully performed as are all of the pieces by Scott Aiello and Ganga Zachman.
The 21 titles, divided into 7 subtitles, are as follows:
- The Walk Up Nameless Ridge
- Second Suicide
- Nothing Goes to Waste
- Deep Blood Kettle
- Machine Learning
- Executable
- The Box
- Glitch
- In the Air
- In the Mountain
- In the Woods
- Hell from the East
- The Black Beast
- The Good God
- The Automated One
- Mouth Breathers
- White (u>i) I--i
- The Plagiarist
- Select Character
- Promises of London
- Peace in Amber.
My personal favourites? Select a Character, Glitch, and The Plagiarist. But don't take my word for it, read it and see
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- A T Brookes
- 28-03-22
A great listen
if you like thoughtful considered sci-fi, you'll love this. Brilliant tales that build to a really satisfactory whole, though can be enjoyed individually.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-07-21
Intense and intriguing. Sci-fi at its best
Aside from Hugh Howey's Wool series, I knew little of his other works and even less about the author himself.
This collection of scifi short stories has plenty of drama, intensity and intrigue. Afterwords by Howey himself make each story that much more thought provoking and I would highly recommend if you are looking for something to dip in and out of, or binge in a day. Excellent all round!
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- Aaron Scott
- 12-03-24
A great collection
Not every story is world class but enough that it’s more than worth the effort and the money!
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- Rune Krüger
- 23-10-22
Bite size sci-fi
I liked the plagerism simulation story best but this collection has a lot of good gems. I was shocked to find the ending of another book of his in this collection. Probably one of the fastest "read" books I've gotten.
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- Sara
- 04-12-21
Best anthology
I don't usually enjoy short stories as much as I enjoyed this collection. I describe all of why, but Hugh Howeys explanations to each piece is important.
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- Amazon Customer
- 18-06-19
Love this author
Great book of short stories. Always enjoy his work and love the fact he linked a few stories back to Wool.
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- Michael Fairhurst
- 05-01-23
A great collection
I liked all the stories and the way it gives closure to the wool trilogy
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